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UNINA9910463585803321 |
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Autore |
Sullivan Lawrence R. |
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Titolo |
Historical dictionary of science and technology in modern China / / Lawrence R. Sullivan and Nancy Y. Liu |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, [England] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (627 p.) |
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Collana |
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Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East |
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Science - China |
Technology - China |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Reader's Note; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Appendix A: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Research Institutes and CAS-Affiliated Organizations (2013); Appendix B: Recent International Conferences on Science and Technology; Appendix C: Prominent Overseas Chinese Scientists; Appendix D: State Key Laboratories (Guojia Zhongdian Shiyanshi) and Institutional Affiliations; Bibliography; About the Authors |
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<span><span>The historical dictionary provides information on science and technology in China from the late nineteenth century to the present including:</span></span><br /><ul start=""1"" style=""margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;""><li><span>a chronology;</span></li><li><span>introduction; </span></li><li><span>extensive bibliography;</span></li><li><span>over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on major scientific and technological fields and sub-fields; </span></li><li><span>entries on western scholars and educators.</span></li></ul><span><span> </span></span> |
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UNINA9910782606503321 |
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Titolo |
Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : moving from the reactive to the proactive / / edited by Serwan M.J. Baban |
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Jamaica : , : University of the West Indies Press, , 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Landslide hazard analysis - Caribbean Area |
Landslides - Caribbean Area - Prevention |
Flood damage prevention - Caribbean Area |
Natural disasters - Risk assessment - Caribbean Area |
Hazard mitigation - Caribbean Area |
Natural disaster warning systems - Caribbean Area |
Emergency management - Caribbean Area |
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Proceedings from the workshop "Enduring Geohazards (Landslides and Floods) in the Caribbean Region," held at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, on Dec. 8, 2004. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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